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Daily Update 2023-01-17

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Big Tech & Startups

Apple to unveil new MacBook Pros today (2 minute read)

Apple is reportedly set to unveil new MacBook Pro models today. The 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops will likely feature M2 chips and Wi-Fi 6E. Reviewers will be allowed to share their first thoughts on the new products starting on January 23. The new MacBook Pros will not have a touchscreen. Their physical design will likely be the same as their predecessors.

Google reportedly working on 'Grogu' tracker to compete with Apple’s AirTags (2 minute read)

Google is reportedly developing a Bluetooth tracking device to compete with Apple's AirTags. The Nest team appears to be taking lead on the project. The tracker, named 'Grogu' in reference to the popular Star Wars series 'The Mandalorian', may be available in multiple colors. It is unknown when the tracker will launch or how long it has been in development.

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Science & Futuristic Technology

This Next-Generation Display Technology Is Going to Change the World (7 minute read)

Electroluminescent quantum dots are more advanced than the quantum dots found in the TVs of today and could potentially replace LCD and OLED for phones and TVs. They are theoretically simple to produce and have the potential to enhance image quality, reduce energy consumption, and increase manufacturing efficiency. Nanosys recently demoed a prototype of its next-generation QD device at CES 2023. This article discusses QD displays, their history, and how they are set to change the world.

Scientists steer lightning bolts with lasers for the first time (3 minute read)

Scientists successfully steered lightning bolts with lasers last year during heavy storms on top of a Swiss mountain. The feat involved firing powerful laser pulses at thunderclouds for more than six hours. By changing the refractive index of air and ionizing the air molecules around them, the lasers created an easier path for electrical discharge to flow down. The technology could lead to laser-based lightning protection systems at airports, launchpads, and tall buildings.

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Programming, Design & Data Science

How Nvidia’s CUDA Monopoly In Machine Learning Is Breaking - OpenAI Triton And PyTorch 2.0 (24 minute read)

The default software stack for machine learning models is moving away from Nvidia's closed-source CUDA. Nvidia let OpenAI and Meta take control of the software stack, permanently weakening its moat. PyTorch is the preferred framework in the industry due to its increased flexibility and usability versus TensorFlow. This article looks at why TensorFlow lost to PyTorch, why Google hasn't been able to capitalize on its first-mover advantage in AI, why Nvidia is so dominant in the industry, how its competitive advantage is being wiped away, and more.

Caretta (GitHub Repo)

Caretta is a tool for creating visual network maps of services running in a Kubernetes cluster. It leverages eBPF to efficiently map all service network interactions and Grafana to query and visualize the collected data. Carretta doesn't require any modifications to the cluster.

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This handy RabbitMQ cheatsheet and quick start guide covers metrics to monitor RabbitMQ connections, default directories, config locations, and useful commands for Linux users. You also have a quick reference for using Datadog with RabbitMQ. Download the free cheatsheet right here

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Miscellaneous

GPT-3 Is the Best Journal I’ve Ever Used (9 minute read)

GPT-3 provides many of the same benefits as journaling. It creates a written record, it never gets tired of listening to you talk, and it's available 24/7. If used right, GPT-3 could provide some of the same support that a coach or therapist could provide. While not a replacement for real human support, it can have a productive and supportive role in personal development practice. This article discusses how to use GPT-3 to journal.

Climate change, AI, and more from my latest AMA (12 minute read)

Bill Gates recently did his 11th Asks Me Anything on Reddit. Redditors asked Gates questions on topics ranging from climate change to the rising cost of living, veganism, and his views on Scotland. This article contains a transcript of questions and answers from the Reddit thread.

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Quick Links

Demo Divvy and get a $100 Amazon Gift Card (Sponsor)

Divvy's free-to-use software gives you real-time reporting and easy-to-use financial controls, so you can see every cent spent and stop overspending before it happens. All without a single spreadsheet.

Laid-Off Workers Are Flooded With Fake Job Offers (9 minute read)

Fake job scammers proliferated during the pandemic with virtual hiring and remote work and now they are targeting tech workers who have recently lost jobs.

Reverse Engineering a Neural Network's Clever Solution to Binary Addition (10 minute read)

A look at how neural networks handle binary addition by training small networks and building interactive visualizations of their internal states.

CAMM: The future of laptop memory has arrived (3 minute read)

The CAMM (Compression Attached Memory Module) Common Spec, which enables higher memory density and clock speeds, will be the next RAM module standard for laptops.

Programmer salaries in the age of LLMs (2 minute read)

We may be moving towards a future where management can just sketch out the architectural details of an app while programmers simply query LLMs and clean up the output.

We tested Halo.Car’s remote piloted carshare program, which just launched in Las Vegas (4 minute read)

Halo.Car’s remote piloted technology aims to bridge the gap between car sharing, autonomous driving, and quicker EV adoption.

AI art tools Stable Diffusion and Midjourney targeted with copyright lawsuit (3 minute read)

The artists claim that Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and DeviantArt have violated the rights of artists by using images sourced from the web without obtaining consent to train their AI tools.

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Jobs

FRDM is hiring a lead engineer (Ruby, AWS) to mitigate ESG risks in your supply chain (Remote, $130k - $180k)

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Prismic is hiring a senior frontend/full stack engineer (TypeScript, React.js) to build a developer friendly headless CMS (Remote, $70k - $78k)

HomeToGo is hiring a senior data scientist to build out our rental home recommendation engine (Berlin, $85k - $110k)

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M2 Macbook Pros 💻, Bill Gates' Ask Me Anything 👨, AI's effect on programmer salaries 💰

Daily Update 2023-01-17

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